Jake Carter Files b. March 27, is a former Republican member of the Arkansas State Senate , representing District 8 from to On January 29, , the United States Department of Justice announced that Files had pleaded guilty to federal charges of wire fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering.
On January 30, , Files submitted his resignation letter. His resignation took effect on February 9, Files served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from to He ran for re-election in but was denied. Files earned his B. At the beginning of the legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:. Files' website highlighted the following campaign themes: [1].
The following table lists bills sponsored by this legislator. Bills are monitored by BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills sponsored by this person, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table. Elections for the Arkansas State Senate took place in A primary election took place on May 20, ; a runoff election took place on June 10, The general election was held on November 4, The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 3, Incumbent Jake Files was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.
Files ran for re-election in the election for Arkansas Senate , District 8. Files ran unopposed in the May 22 Republican primary and ran unopposed in the general election on November 6, He then ran unopposed in the November 2 general election. Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf.
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For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law. Source: Follow the Money. Files won re-election to the Arkansas State Senate in Files won election to the Arkansas State Senate in Files lost the election for the Arkansas House of Representatives in Files won election to the Arkansas House of Representatives in Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits.
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Search Google News for this topic. Candidate U. Arkansas' current delegation to the United States Congress. Files also received three years of supervised release following his prison term. Asa Hutchinson, once a federal prosecutor, said the sentence was appropriate, but sad with respect to damaging the public trust. I have known Jake most of his life, and when he was charged, he resigned and accepted responsibility.
The sentence is consistent with federal guidelines and is appropriate. It is up to all of us in public service to do right and restore public confidence. I am saddened for him and his family. This is the second member of the Senate to be sentenced to prison since I was elected 6 years ago and we have a third that has been convicted and is awaiting sentencing.
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